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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
1
Unhealthy kidneys pollute the blood and cause pains and aches. Kidney trouble can trigger rapid heartbeats and constitutional diseases. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and is sold nationwide with a free sample offer from Binghamton New York.
Harriet Quimby describes Havana as a clean, aged city with lively kiosks offering soursop lemonade and pineapple drinks. She notes the courteous Cuban barber, black residents, and the chocolate factory tour that emphasizes hospitality, making visitors feel welcome at every turn.
A traveler reports Tibet natives using a ruse to claim ibex carcasses. An artist shoots a herd, the guide claims a kill and instructs paying villagers 5 or 10 rupees. An old head is soaked and dressed with raw flesh to appear as the trophy, while the guide keeps the money and passes off a lookalike to the unwary sahib.
The author, 60 distressed by a harsh London Times review, suppressed a 500 copy edition. After his death an enterprising buyer recovered sheets and issued three volumes with his name. One copy sold for 300 to an American library, another for 250 in Paris, a Berlin library paid 200, and the rest went to London lending libraries. A publisher bought the entire stock and copyright for 100.
A Baltimore American verse sketch describes a midnight scene where a quiet hero, Ike, claims to have averted a strike by his careful actions. The poem uses dramatic imagery of clocks and storms to emphasize heroic labor.
A New York Mail essay notes annual calamities befall big cities. It cites blizzards, earthquakes, floods, fires, pestilence, riots, and storms as inevitable, explaining dense populations and navigable waterways amplify disaster risks.
In a tale of humor and era, Charles James Fox and his secretary Hare face persistent creditors who threaten to press a debt on the day of judgment. Fox delays payment by joking about the date while the exchange exposes frugal fortunes and a witty reply. The article then notes Egypt’s dress evolution from aprons to trousers, tracing a hapless invention of looser garments through a clever workaround.
A London Mail anecdote recalls a diner claiming ox tail soup, then questions its origin as the waiter swears no ox tail ever touched the broth. The exchange highlights humor and provincial speech in a vivid restaurant scene.
A gamekeeper insists pedestrians are not allowed at a road end while a Congregationalist argues he may walk on. The exchange highlights a roadside access dispute observed in London.
An old Washington pamphlet from April 5 1817 proposed a new daily and thrice weekly paper to be printed at the seat of government. Postmasters could subscribe and transmit funds with a 10 percent discount, and the blank spaces awaited subscriber names. The piece notes a reporter would cover Congress and print public documents in full, with editor Jonathan Elliott planning issues before the paper launched in October.
A local business man recalls growing up on a farm with his father guiding potato hoeing before school. He describes sneaking back to the house when he thought his mother had called him, noting his father might not have noticed.
A man enters a Paris coffee house and sits near a reader. He returns the favor with a guiding bow. The reader discovers the other man has lost an eye and comments with dry humor about reading twice over.
A London advertisement promises a permanent cure for red noses with absolute secrecy. The piece entices women to “go on drinking until it becomes purple,” drawing flurry of reader interest and accusations of swindle amid wartime prudery and social embarrassment.
The royal procession is preceded by shutters drawn on buildings and deserted upper floors. Inhabitants crowd to ground floors to show deference as the emperor and empress pass, ensuring no one occupies a higher place than them during appearances.
Story notes Colonel Henry Watterson delivering a welcome at Louisville's Home-Coming reunion praising Virginia and Kentucky's shared frontier heritage. The address extols Kentucky as shaping a national epic of liberty and frontier life, honoring Virginians for their settlers’ journey and the enduring bond between states.
Pastor Starr sermons on suicide prompt two listeners to confess plans to end their lives. They spoke with him Monday and, after discussion, chose a different view. William J. Bryan was in St. Petersburg that week studying the Russian Parliament.
Galveston reports a bridge blaze cutting the island from the mainland. Mix of news covers international conflicts, tariff talk, marriages, political hints, religious notes, an ostrich stunt, a Richmond burglary, Virginia appointments, naval color presentation, church painting drive, and a New Jersey church fundraiser.
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